Associate degree
Production and Companion Animal Vet Tech
Northeast Iowa Community College · Production and Companion Animal Vet Tech · Calmar, Iowa, United States
- Official award
- Associate of Applied ScienceAAS
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campustwo-year program
- Tuition
- $18,270whole program, rates at the time of publication
About this program
Two-year AAS combining companion animal medicine with extra large animal focus; applicants complete a faculty interview and placement assessments.
- Subject
- Veterinary technology
- Department
- Production and Companion Animal Vet Tech
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Associate degreeA two-year-type degree, common in the United States for veterinary technology.
- Pathway
- Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional purpose of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the award name.
- Prior degree required
- Not published
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
Verified in official recordAVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Veterinary Technology Program, Associate of Applied Science
Dates: 31 January 2014 to not stated
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- two-year program
- Credits
- 70 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- NICC Calmar Campus1625 Highway 150 South, Calmar, IA 52132
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Interview required
- Previous qualification
- applicants must be a high school graduate or equivalent
- Tests explicitly required
- a minimum ACCUPLACER WRITEPLACER score of 5, and a minimum ALEKS score of 45 (ACT and SAT scores also acceptable)
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approximate tuition and student fees for the program (as published)Tuition | $18,270whole program, rates at the time of publication | Tuition and Fees | 19 October 2026Source |
| Approximate out-of-state tuition and student fees for the program (as published)Tuition | $20,790whole program, rates at the time of publication | Out-of-State Tuition and Fees | 19 October 2026Source |
Published program total: $18,270 (All students). Whole-program tuition as published.
Clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, mandatory travel, placement expenses and insurance are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; ask what is extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, intakes, animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details, whether a prior degree is required.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)